• Further details on tipi poles shared by Elder Mary Lee can be found on fourdirectionsteachings.com in the Cree section

    • miyo-opikinawāsowin
    • ᒥᔪᐅᐱᑭᓇᐋᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ
    • Good child rearing
    • (mee-yoh oh-pih-gih-now-soh-win)

    • sōhkēyihtamowin
    • ᓲᐦᑫᔨᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • Strength
    • (soh-keeh-tuh-moh-win)

    • wīcihitowin
    • ᐄᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᐣ
    • Sharing
    • (wee-tsee-too-win)

    • nanāskamowin
    • ᓇᓈᐢᑲᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • Thankfulness
    • (nuh-naw-skuh-moh-win)

    • wāhkohtowin
    • ᐋᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ
    • Kinship
    • (wah-koh-too-win)

    • kanātēyimowin
    • ᑲᓈᑌᔨᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • Cleanliness
    • (kuh-naw-tee-moh-win)
    • A clean body, spirit, mind

    • tāpōwakēyihtamowin
    • ᑖᐴᐊᐧᑫᔨᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • Faith
    • (taw-poo-wah-geeh-tuh-moh-win)

    • wiyātikwēyimowin
    • ᐃᐧᔮᑎᑫᐧᔨᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • Happiness
    • (wi-yaw-ti-gwee-moh-win)

    • iyitatēyihtamowin
    • ᐃᔨᑕᑌᔨᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • Hope

    • kistēyihtowin
    • ᑭᐢᑌᔨᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ
    • Respect

    • nanahītamowin
    • ᓇᓇᐦᐄᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • obedience

    • kisēwātitātowin
    • ᑭᓭᐋᐧᑎᑖᑐᐃᐧᐣ
    • Love

    • Peace
    • ᐯᔮᐦᑕᑫᔨᒧᐃᐧᐣ
    • pēyahtakēyimowin